What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

published:10 Mar 2015

views:12661

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
http://www.metropolistv.nl
More videos on http://www.youtube.com/reelafrica
Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/reelafrica?sub_confirmation=1
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VideoJournalistAfrica
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published:18 Dec 2015

views:6940

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
vpro Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75PWWQrls0z6fh0loY5I4Q
vpro Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnazGScKQfGauk7YNyI21w
vpro Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sXw4ZdPEIp6bYGvLW-_iA
vpro WorldStories: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ6GC0klkbFuQa-0ZePqkQ
vpro Extra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLrhK07g6LP-JtT0VVE56A
vpro VG (world music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KX3q7zIz7s2rjooBfl6Nw
vpro 3voor12 (alternative music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-p9faJQsBObRNiKY8QF2NQ
vpro 3voor12 extra (music stories): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgVYRLGraeL9rGMiM3rBHA

published:21 Feb 2014

views:7171519

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

published:11 Jun 2013

views:125141

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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farm works best in 1.8 and below. translocation in 1.9+ is an issue. I will make an updated version soon
music: Vexento - Chippy

published:18 Jan 2016

views:16437

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
www.downloadchristianwallpapers.com

Farm

A farm is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used for specialised units such as arable farms, vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy, pig and poultry farms, and land used for the production of natural fibres, biofuel and other commodities. It includes ranches, feedlots, orchards, plantations and estates, smallholdings and hobby farms, and includes the farmhouse and agricultural buildings as well as the land. In modern times the term has been extended so as to include such industrial operations as wind farms and fish farms, both of which can operate on land or sea.

Farming originated independently in different parts of the world as hunter gatherer societies transitioned to food production rather than food capture. It may have started about 12,000 years ago with the domestication of livestock in the Fertile Crescent in western Asia, soon to be followed by the cultivation of crops. Modern units tend to specialise in the crops or livestock best suited to the region, with their finished products being sold for the retail market or for further processing, with farm products being traded around the world.

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast (i/ˌaɪvəriˈkoʊst/) or Côte d'Ivoire (/ˌkoʊtdᵻˈvwɑːr/;KOHTdee-VWAHR; French:[kot divwaʁ]), officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (French:République de Côte d'Ivoire), is a country in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan.

Prior to its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. Two Anyi kingdoms, Indénié and Sanwi, attempted to retain their separate identity through the French colonial period and after independence. Ivory Coast became a protectorate of France in 1843–44 and was later formed into a French colony in 1893 amid the European scramble for Africa. Ivory Coast achieved independence in 1960, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled the country until 1993. It maintained close political and economic association with its West African neighbors while at the same time maintaining close ties to the West, especially France. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's rule in 1993, Ivory Coast has experienced one coup d'état, in 1999, and two religion-grounded civil wars. The first took place between 2002 and 2007 and the second during 2010-2011.

Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

9:51

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
http://www.metropolistv.nl
More videos on http://www.youtube.com/reelafrica
Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/reelafrica?sub_confirmation=1
Ruud Elmendorp
VideoJournalistAfrica
http://www.ruudelmendorp.com

5:56

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
vpro Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75PWWQrls0z6fh0loY5I4Q
vpro Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnazGScKQfGauk7YNyI21w
vpro Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sXw4ZdPEIp6bYGvLW-_iA
vpro WorldStories: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ6GC0klkbFuQa-0ZePqkQ
vpro Extra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLrhK07g6LP-JtT0VVE56A
vpro VG (world music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KX3q7zIz7s2rjooBfl6Nw
vpro 3voor12 (alternative music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-p9faJQsBObRNiKY8QF2NQ
vpro 3voor12 extra (music stories): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgVYRLGraeL9rGMiM3rBHA

46:32

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

2:23

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
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Tutorial: Fast Cocoa Bean Farm (600 per minute)

farm works best in 1.8 and below. translocation in 1.9+ is an issue. I will make an updated version soon
music: Vexento - Chippy

2:15

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
www.downloadchristianwallpapers.com

YOUTH IN COCOA FARMING

Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade Interna...

published: 10 Mar 2015

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
http://www.metropolistv.nl
More videos on http://www.youtube.com/reelafrica
Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/reelafrica?sub_confirmation=1
Ruud Elmendorp
VideoJournalistAfrica
http://www.ruudelmendorp.com

published: 18 Dec 2015

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
vpro...

published: 21 Feb 2014

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to...

published: 11 Jun 2013

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Tutorial: Fast Cocoa Bean Farm (600 per minute)

farm works best in 1.8 and below. translocation in 1.9+ is an issue. I will make an updated version soon
music: Vexento - Chippy

published: 18 Jan 2016

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
www.downloadchristianwallpapers.com

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocola...

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
http://www.metropolistv.nl
More videos on http://www.youtube.com/reelafrica
Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/reelafrica?sub_confirmation=1
Ruud Elmendorp
VideoJournalistAfrica
http://www.ruudelmendorp.com

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
http://www.metropolistv.nl
More videos on http://www.youtube.com/reelafrica
Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/reelafrica?sub_confirmation=1
Ruud Elmendorp
VideoJournalistAfrica
http://www.ruudelmendorp.com

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "...

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
vpro Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75PWWQrls0z6fh0loY5I4Q
vpro Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnazGScKQfGauk7YNyI21w
vpro Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sXw4ZdPEIp6bYGvLW-_iA
vpro WorldStories: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ6GC0klkbFuQa-0ZePqkQ
vpro Extra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLrhK07g6LP-JtT0VVE56A
vpro VG (world music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KX3q7zIz7s2rjooBfl6Nw
vpro 3voor12 (alternative music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-p9faJQsBObRNiKY8QF2NQ
vpro 3voor12 extra (music stories): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgVYRLGraeL9rGMiM3rBHA

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
vpro Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75PWWQrls0z6fh0loY5I4Q
vpro Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnazGScKQfGauk7YNyI21w
vpro Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sXw4ZdPEIp6bYGvLW-_iA
vpro WorldStories: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ6GC0klkbFuQa-0ZePqkQ
vpro Extra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLrhK07g6LP-JtT0VVE56A
vpro VG (world music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KX3q7zIz7s2rjooBfl6Nw
vpro 3voor12 (alternative music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-p9faJQsBObRNiKY8QF2NQ
vpro 3voor12 extra (music stories): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgVYRLGraeL9rGMiM3rBHA

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater...

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; effi...

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
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Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
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Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
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First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I ...

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
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The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrad...

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

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How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small ...

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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Between the lines - Cocoa Farming -14/1/2016

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Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
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A brief jaunt for a sweet treat in one of Christie’s detective mysteries sparks inspiration in the mind and kitchen of Kate Young. Books. The LittleLibraryCafé. Novel recipes ... As Josephine looked mutinous, Edith added ... 1tbsp cocoa powder ... 2tbsp cocoa powder ... 1 ... Stir the cocoa into it, and then whisk this into the cooled custard ... To make the chocolate syrup, simmer the milk, icing sugar, cocoa, and vanilla, over a low heat, until thickened ... ....

RAW cacao beans of Puentespina Farms were recognized as one of the 50 BestBean Samples worldwide. Last Wednesday, August 16, Malagos Agri-Ventures CorporationSales and Marketing Head Rex Victor Puentespina released official announcement saying their raw cacao beans were awarded as one of the 50 best bean samples during the 2017 CocoaExcellence (CoEx) Programme in France... ....

Sure, there are a number of factors that may have spooked investors, but there could be a far simpler reason ... ( PCLN) &nbsp; ... Dipping cocoa prices could be a big boon for Hershey Co. (HSY) , so much so that on Thursday Bernstein analysts upgraded Hershey stock to outperform from market perform and raised their price target to $127 from $109, noting that the price of cocoa has fallen by about 37% over the past year and may decline more ... ....

coffee $1.2630 res $1.2965/$1.3125 N.Y.cocoa (Dec.) $1,859 res $1,885/$1,901/$1,914 For this report in Chinese, click. ** Wang Tao is a Reuters market analyst for commodities and energy technicals. The views expressed are his own. No information in this analysis should be considered as being business, financial or legal advice ... ** (Reporting by Wang Tao; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) ... RELATED. From around the web ... ZEEAYURVEDA ... BMW i8 ... or....

Dipping cocoa prices could be a big boon for Hershey Co ... 17, upgraded Hershey stock to outperform from market perform and raised her price target to $127 from $109, noting that the price of cocoa has fallen by about 37% over the past year and may decline more ... "Easing cocoa prices could be a ......

IKATA, Cameroon, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Cameroon is giving out hundreds of drying ovens to cocoa farmers in its rainy southwest region in an effort to improve the quality of beans and thereby boost sales and prices, officials said this week ... It produced about 270,000 tonnes of cocoa in the 2015/16 season, compared to the world's top grower Ivory Coast, which produced around 1.5 million tonnes....

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HSY, +2.52% jumped 3% Thursday, after Bernstein upgraded the stock to outperform from market perform and said a 37% decline in cocoa costs since last summer should boost margins. Cocoa costs account for 10% to 15% of Hershey's cost of goods ......

Although I remember making these with cocoa powder back in the frugal 80s, chocolate seems to be a more common choice these days, Martha Stewart and Sczebel do use powder (the latter in the form of raw cacao, naturally). Chocolate gives the cakes a more rounded character, with testers preferring the higher cocoa versions to the very sweet milk variety used by Nigella Lawson (under-10s may disagree) ... 2 tbsp cocoa powder....

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The Spruce website states that ancient Mayans and Aztecs were trading cocoa beans between one another way before the Spaniards came to the Americas... When Hernan Cortez came to the New World, he tried the spicy drink and is given the credit for sending cocoa beans back to Spain in 1544....